American Studies focuses primarily on the history, geography, literature, and culture of the United States, while also exploring the nation’s government, politics, music, and art.

American Studies is an interdisciplinary program that give students a solid understanding of the country and its diverse population and culture as well as its place in history and its impact on the world.

At Mount Allison, American Studies is an interdisciplinary program drawing on courses in a number of subject areas.
These include:

American literature
American history from the colonial period, to the Civil War, to the present
Historical geography of North America
In upper years, students have the flexibility of choosing complimentary courses from a wide variety of topics with an American studies component, such as:

Canadian Studies
Economics
English
Environmental Studies
History
International Relations
Political Science
Religious Studies
Sociology
American Studies in available as:

BA major (60 credits)
BA honours (78 credits)
Minor in any degree (24 credits)

Whether you're entering the job market or continuing your education, your Mount Allison degree will stand out.
Mount Allison has been recognized by Maclean's as the top primarily undergraduate university in Canada more times than any other university.

With experiential learning and career development opportunities available in every degree, you'll also graduate with hands-on learning and on-the-job experience.

Our graduates also boast extraordinarily high acceptance rates to top graduate programs and professional schools such as law and medicine.

Popular career paths for American Studies graduates include:

public policy analyst
foreign service officer
public relations specialist
immigration officer
economic development officer
demographer
international trade specialist
international business analyst
customs officer
market research analyst